Congress Should Put Commonsense Guardrails on Military Use of AI ArticleOctober 22, 2026 Congress Should Put Commonsense Guardrails on Military Use of AI Congress should include robust guardrails in the fiscal year 2027 NDAA to ensure that the Department of Defense protects safety, ethics, and its legal obligations in developing military capabilities enabled by artificial intelligence. Oct 22, 2026 Allison McManus
Prioritizing US Adversaries Over Allies Is a Losing Strategy In the NewsOctober 7, 2026 Prioritizing US Adversaries Over Allies Is a Losing Strategy In an op-ed published by The National Interest, Jonathan Fritz argues that by punishing long-term partners such as Canada while appeasing Beijing, the Trump administration is encouraging a heightened dependency on Chinese supply chains that undermines U.S. workers. Oct 7, 2026 The National Interest Jonathan Fritz
Trump-Xi Summit Scorecard: Assessing the Results of the September Meeting ArticleOctober 1, 2026 Trump-Xi Summit Scorecard: Assessing the Results of the September Meeting This scorecard reveals how the Trump administration traded long-term strategic leverage for temporary truces and diplomatic photo-ops during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington, failing to secure meaningful wins on trade, AI, fentanyl, and foreign policy. Oct 1, 2026 Michael Clark, Jonathan Fritz
Trump’s fawning over Xi won’t advance U.S. interests In the NewsSeptember 25, 2026 Trump’s fawning over Xi won’t advance U.S. interests In an op-ed published by MS NOW, Jonathan Fritz recaps the Trump-Xi summit, arguing that Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit didn’t do much to advance U.S. interests on issues that really matter to Americans. Sep 25, 2026 MS NOW Jonathan Fritz
Flying Blind: The Peril of Trump’s Unprepared Approach to China In the NewsSeptember 23, 2026 Flying Blind: The Peril of Trump’s Unprepared Approach to China In an op-ed for The Contrarian, Jonathan Fritz explains why President Trump's uncoordinated approach to diplomacy means his upcoming summit with Xi Jinping is unlikely to advance American interests. Sep 23, 2026 The Contrarian Jonathan Fritz
Navigating the U.S.-China Relationship: A Conversation With Sen. Tammy Duckworth Past EventSeptember 22, 2026 Navigating the U.S.-China Relationship: A Conversation With Sen. Tammy Duckworth Join the Center for American Progress to discuss the upcoming high-stakes talks and opportunities and challenges surrounding the U.S.-China relationship. Center for American Progress and online via Zoom Sep 22, 2026
Point: China Is a Competitor for Now; Let’s Keep It That Way In the NewsSeptember 17, 2026 Point: China Is a Competitor for Now; Let’s Keep It That Way Jonathan Fritz writes in Inside Sources about why the relationship between the United States and China is one not of enemies but of competitors. Sep 17, 2026 Inside Sources Jonathan Fritz
Deliverables, Not Concessions: 5 Priorities for President Xi’s Visit to Washington ArticleSeptember 17, 2026 Deliverables, Not Concessions: 5 Priorities for President Xi’s Visit to Washington Ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington, the Trump administration must prepare to secure five deliverables that would protect American security and economic prosperity. Sep 17, 2026 Michael Clark, Jonathan Fritz
Reforming National Security for the Future Past EventSeptember 16, 2026 Reforming National Security for the Future Join the Center for American Progress to discuss how the United States can not only restore our security globally, but do it better. Center for American Progress and online via Zoom Sep 16, 2026
The U.S. and China Must Explore Pacing the Frontier During September AI Dialogue ReportSeptember 10, 2026 The U.S. and China Must Explore Pacing the Frontier During September AI Dialogue Establishing a way to define urgent safety concerns, share AI research, and explore other possible deliverables may help Beijing and Washington create the space needed to keep human control over AI despite global competition. Sep 10, 2026 Adam Conner, Damian Murphy, Jonathan Fritz
Reclaiming U.S. Strategy on Chinese Overcapacity and National Security ArticleAugust 3, 2026 Reclaiming U.S. Strategy on Chinese Overcapacity and National Security The Center for American Progress urges the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative to look beyond narrow trade balances, to partner with allies to address China’s industrial overcapacity, and to protect U.S. national security commitments from economic coercion. Aug 3, 2026 Jonathan Fritz
CLARITY Act Risks Rewarding Illicit Financing Bad Actors and Harming U.S. National Security ArticleJuly 16, 2026 CLARITY Act Risks Rewarding Illicit Financing Bad Actors and Harming U.S. National Security The CLARITY Act would not adequately regulate the cryptocurrency industry; it would codify loopholes that jeopardize U.S. national security today and hamper enforcement efforts in the future. Jul 16, 2026 Allison McManus, Jonathan Fritz, Sadhana Mandala, 1 More Celeste Olsoff
The Trump Administration’s Taiwan Arms Freeze Is a Gift to Xi Jinping ArticleJune 3, 2026 The Trump Administration’s Taiwan Arms Freeze Is a Gift to Xi Jinping By freezing a vital $14 billion arms package to Taiwan, the Trump administration is abandoning historic U.S. commitments, damaging Indo-Pacific deterrence, and inviting Beijing’s aggression. Jun 3, 2026 Jonathan Fritz, Michael Clark
Paramount’s Anticompetitive Merger With Warner Bros. Is Fueled by Investments From Regimes With Deep Trump Ties ArticleJune 2, 2026 Paramount’s Anticompetitive Merger With Warner Bros. Is Fueled by Investments From Regimes With Deep Trump Ties Government regulators must block Paramount’s merger with Warner Bros. for several reasons, including that foreign autocracies with deep financial entanglements with President Donald Trump and anti-democratic values—including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar—could end up owning the combined corporation. Jun 2, 2026 Michael Sozan, Andrew Miller
Trump’s Failed War in Iran Echoes Bush’s Iraq Blunder ArticleJune 2, 2026 Trump’s Failed War in Iran Echoes Bush’s Iraq Blunder The Trump administration’s disastrous war in Iran has failed to achieve any of its strategic objectives while harming the American people, reshaping the Middle East in ways detrimental to U.S. interests, and further undermining America’s global status. Jun 2, 2026 Andrew Miller
The President’s $1.5 Trillion Pentagon Budget Will Not Make the Country Safer ArticleJune 1, 2026 The President’s $1.5 Trillion Pentagon Budget Will Not Make the Country Safer To protect national security, the United States needs a strategic and disciplined approach to defense spending—not the Trump administration’s $1.5 trillion budget, which fails to match resources to strategy, needlessly inviting waste and increasing the deficit. Jun 1, 2026 Allison McManus, Michael Schiffer, Steven Kosiak
2026 CAP IDEAS Conference Past EventMay 19, 2026 2026 CAP IDEAS Conference The Center for American Progress’ signature event, now celebrating its 15th year, where CAP convenes the big thinkers and doers on the center-left for a day of not only identifying the problems facing Americans, but also sharing solutions to improve the lives of all Americans. Online via Zoom May 19, 2026
What the Iran War Taught China About Fighting the United States In the NewsMay 12, 2026 What the Iran War Taught China About Fighting the United States In an article for the Council on Foreign Relations, Michael Schiffer argues that Iran's approach to its war with the United States is a case study for China. May 12, 2026 Council on Foreign Relations Michael Schiffer
Strategic Instability: The Trump Administration’s Contradictory Taiwan Signals Court Disaster Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit ArticleMay 4, 2026 Strategic Instability: The Trump Administration’s Contradictory Taiwan Signals Court Disaster Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit The administration’s transactional and incoherent posturing on Taiwan recklessly erodes deterrence, producing a strategic instability that invites a catastrophic military miscalculation between the United States and China. May 4, 2026 Michael Schiffer, Michael Clark
An EU-China bridge is designed to crumble In the NewsApril 20, 2026 An EU-China bridge is designed to crumble In an op-ed published by Euractiv, Robert Benson explains why Europe should not let its prosperity be contingent on Beijing’s tolerance. Apr 20, 2026 Euractiv Robert Benson
The Iran War Is a Win for China In the NewsApril 17, 2026 The Iran War Is a Win for China Andrew Miller and Michael Clark outline why the Trump administration's war in Iran benefits China. Apr 17, 2026 Foreign Affairs Andrew Miller, Michael Clark
Counterpoint: Trump’s Iran War Has Done Russia and China a Service In the NewsMarch 26, 2026 Counterpoint: Trump’s Iran War Has Done Russia and China a Service Andrew Miller writes for InsideSources' DC Journal about why the war in Iran benefits Russia and China. Mar 26, 2026 DC Journal Andrew Miller
How the Iran War Will Undermine U.S. Competition With China In the NewsMarch 5, 2026 How the Iran War Will Undermine U.S. Competition With China In an op-ed for The National Interest, Michael Schiffer writes that the war with Iran undermines U.S. competition with China. Mar 5, 2026 The National Interest Michael Schiffer
The Trump Administration Failed the U.S. Auto Industry, and the Canada-China Deal Proves It ArticleFebruary 13, 2026 The Trump Administration Failed the U.S. Auto Industry, and the Canada-China Deal Proves It A recent Canada-China deal that would allow Chinese electric vehicles into the Canadian market is a sign that the Trump administration’s toxic nationalism is endangering the future of the U.S. auto industry. Feb 13, 2026 Leo Banks, Mike Williams, Ryan Mulholland